character sketch

noun

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as in profile

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Recent Examples of character sketch Back at home, Score starts with a rough character sketch of her protagonists and then fleshes out the scenes, writing in strict 25-minute increments. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
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  1. profile
  2. past
  3. obituary
  4. history
  5. chronicle
Noun
  • Also protect the email account associated with your Social Security profile because criminals may target it to reset other passwords.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His LinkedIn profile has since been scrubbed of every job except Haemanthus.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of profile
Noun
  • The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Legal scrutiny in Honduras Little is publicly known about Pérez’s past beyond his modest beginnings.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of past
Noun
  • Pennebaker, 64, was a father, grandfather and a longtime member of the Carolina Bird Club, according to his obituary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mistie Taylor was a mother of three and grandmother of five, her obituary said.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of obituary
Noun
  • The latest public records trove from the federal government details spooky — yet, unverified — history of UFOs on Catalina?
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s a closer look at where those marks rank in UM history.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of history
Noun
  • During production, an avalanche killed 16 Sherpas in the icefall, turning the film into a chronicle of the disaster and the disproportionate risks Himalayan climbers take while helping foreign mountaineers pursue their ambitions.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Man’s Search for Meaning chronicles Frankl’s experience as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicle

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“Character sketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character%20sketch. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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